GILA BEND, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OPAL Fuels LLC, a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), has celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony of its new Sunoma Renewable Natural Gas Facility at Paloma Dairy in Gila Bend, AZ. The new facility will produce 1.6 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of renewable vehicle fuel annually for the heavy-duty trucking sector—enough fuel to move 10 million miles of freight. Montrose Environmental Services has been a major partner in the project.
Additionally, the Sunoma Digester at Paloma Dairy:
- Dramatically reduces dangerous greenhouse gasses by limiting methane emissions from the dairy and carbon emissions from trucks – totaling to an annual emissions reduction of 54,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
- Flips a substantial cost – managing dairy waste – for the Paloma Dairy into a significant revenue stream.
- Employed 50 construction personnel and created four full-time positions.
During the event, speakers addressed how there does not need to be a trade-off between fighting the climate crisis and doing what is best for the economy and for business. Representatives for Arizona Sens. Sinema and Kelly stressed the need for an “all of the above” approach to combatting the climate crisis, citing the Sunoma Digester as a prime example.
Present for this ribbon cutting ceremony were Adam Comora and Jonathan Maurer, Co-CEOs, OPAL Fuels, Allan Van Hofwegen, Partner, Paloma Dairy, Carlos Ramos, Constituent Affairs Representative for Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Luis Heredia, Arizona State Director for Senator Mark Kelly, Arizona State Senator Sine Kerr, as well as representatives from Montrose Environmental Group, Live Oak Bank, Southwest Gas Company, Industrial Services Company (ISC) and Black Bear Environmental Assets. More >>